Doctor insights on:
Asymptomatic Pregnancy

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Yes :
Pregnant teenagers face different challenges. Medically speaking, they are at higher risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and increased infant mortality. They also have higher rates of depression and children with delayed cognitive abilities. This doesn't include the huge socioeconomic burden that teenage pregnancy brings to the table.
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When your due date arrives, you will be more than ready to have your baby! Most women deliver the baby somewhere between 37 and 42 weeks. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, only 5% of babies arrive on the exact due date. Approximately 7% of babies are not delivered by 42 weeks, and when that happens, it is referred to as a "post-term pregnancy."
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Many reasons:
Complications in pregnancy can be from the pregnancy itself, such as placenta problems, amniotic fluid problems and problems with the baby's development. Other reasons might be medical complications related to diabetes, high blood pressure, lupus and many other medical conditions. Other reasons can be self imposed such as smoking drinking and using drugs.
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Symptoms can be::
Heartburn, indigestion, abdominal bloating, increased faltulence (gas), constipation, swelling of hands and feet. There are more symptoms and it can vary from one woman to another. Sometimes, pre-pregnancy conditions may worsen like ance, depression or hypertension. In some women ance may actually improve. There are several websites and applications you can download to track your pregnancy.
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Thinking about it:
Pregnancy planning is a conscious thinking about when a couple wants to get pregnant and preparing for it by consulting with a gynecologist or other qualified provider who can be sure that the healthiest possible situation exists before conception occurs.
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Unseen pregnancy:
It is a pregnancy that is not yet detectable by conventional means, and is usually spoken of in the context of a Fertility MD who wants to describe a "failed" fertilization. Like a stealth fighter bomber which is "unseen" until its' affects are felt by its attack. However, most stealth pregnancies never materialize and vanish like the airplane in "thin air."
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Fetal testing:
A bpp (biophysical profile) is a type of antenatal testing designed to determine the status of the fetus. It is offered to women who have high risk conditions such as diabetes, pprom, hypertension, etc. And is performed in the third trimester of pregnancy. It involves using an ultrasound to check certain fetal movements/activity and to measure the amount of fluid around the baby.
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Of early pregnancy?:
A woman of childbearing age who has some nausea (with or without vomiting), some fatigue (feels less energetic), a sharper or stronger sense of smell, mild soreness or swelling of her breasts, and maybe some food aversions and cravings... could be pregnant. Symptoms can occur before missing a period. She can do a urinepregnancy test 1 week after missing her period, to see if she will have a baby.
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Some small changes:
A woman of childbearing age who has some nausea (with or without vomiting), some fatigue (feels less energetic), a sharper or stronger sense of smell, mild soreness or swelling of her breasts, and maybe some food aversions and cravings... could be pregnant. Symptoms can occur before missing a period. She can do a urinepregnancy test 1 week after missing her period, to see if she will have a baby.
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A regular period:
Pregnancies are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period before conception. So, the first week of pregnancy is just a normal menstrual period. The second week of pregnancy is the normal week after a period, before ovulation. Ovulation usually starts at the beginning of the third week of pregnancy. Implantation is in the fourth week. Symptoms start during the fourth and fifth weeks.
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